Wanting to get a bass and fancied one of these so tried one out. Seems pretty flexible sound wise but I could not justify the £750 (around$1150!)you have to pay new in the UK. I like the bass but it is not worth that. Second hand they are around £550. I had a friend that worked in a music store he said these were around £400 when the first came out new then around £550 and now £750+.
My question is has any part of the spec/reported quality changed since the Japanese Jag bass reissues have been made?
Have the bass bodies always been alder? Not that I mid basswood but it would be nice to know before buying.
I have found a 95 model at around £450 which seems a good deal. Thanks.
Fender Jaguar Bass info
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Re: Fender Jaguar Bass info
I don't think they made them in '95; I think that's a discrepancy with a new type of numbering Fender uses or something. Pretty sure they first came out in the mid-2000s.
That price is nuts, man. I got mine for $550 (before they were discontinued and the price shot up to like $700).
My non-reissue one is alder, so I assume that's how they all are. Or were.
You are talking about the actual "Fender" ones and not the Squier ones, right?
That price is nuts, man. I got mine for $550 (before they were discontinued and the price shot up to like $700).
My non-reissue one is alder, so I assume that's how they all are. Or were.
You are talking about the actual "Fender" ones and not the Squier ones, right?
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Re: Fender Jaguar Bass info
yep. the fender ones. Still love your green one by the way. Amazing!
i think there is a bit of a price increase due to currency and logistics but there is a fair amount of greed in there too.
I liked the bass but it is not worth the uk retail for sure.
As far as the wood I read the sunburst have always been alder but some of the others painted reg finishes were basswood. May of just been the guitars though.
i think there is a bit of a price increase due to currency and logistics but there is a fair amount of greed in there too.
I liked the bass but it is not worth the uk retail for sure.
As far as the wood I read the sunburst have always been alder but some of the others painted reg finishes were basswood. May of just been the guitars though.